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1. If you tamper with the motor in any way to de-restrict it, some dealers will completely void your warranty. So make sure this is a sacrifice you are willing to make.

2. ALL bolts and socket head cap screws are in metric! Don't try to work on your vehicle if you don't have metric tools, you will just end up messing up the heads.

3. I am NOT a mechanic, I have just been working on motorcycles for a long time and know a little about what I am doing. I just take pictures of what I do and how I do it, then I post them for people who don't know what to do.

4. I feel the easiest way to do this is to completely remove the entire engine and drive train to install it. I have heard that you can do this in-frame, but I didn't want the bother. So you may or may not have to remove everything I did to install the kit.

5. Since I am not a mechanic, if you feel that I am incorrect in my installation procedures, or feel that I have neglected to mention something important, feel free to add to these postings. I promise my feelings won't be hurt. Likewise, if you feel these are beneficial to you, let me know so I know that I am not just wasting my time doing this.

OK, lets get started. Make sure you have a clean environment to work in. You are going to be dealing with delicate parts that dirt can have a very adverse effect on.

When the bolt is removed, the scooter will be in two pieces. You may want a second person to hold up the main frame. Simply lift the frame off the engine and set it aside on something. You will now be able to install the big bore kit with greater ease.

Next remove the four bolts located on the top of the head. After the bolts are off gently pull the head off, followed by the cylinder casing. Remove the gasket at the bottom of the cylinder, malossi provides you with a new one to replace it.

Now you have to remove the piston. There are ring clips located on each side of the connection pin. I used a very small screw driver and snapped it out. Then push the pin out from the other side, being careful not to damage the roller bearing cage.

The first step is to install the piston. You will need to put a ring clip on one side of the piston. The air cooling box to the left of the motor (Lookig at it) can get in your way, so put the pin on the left side of the arrow when the arrow is pointing at you. That arrow will be installed pointing towards the exhaust.

Also put the rings on now. Be carful not to stretch them too much, as they will break in half. Slide the first ring over the top and into the first groove on the piston. Then step it down to the next groove. Then install the other ring in the first groove. You will notice a small pin located inside each groove. These pins should line up where the rings are split.

Now we need to attach the piston to the connecting rod. Place the piston over the connecting rod and line up the bearing cage with the hole and slide the pin through. After the pin is in, install the other clip that came with the kit. This is done easiest with a small pair of needle nose pliers.

Now we need to put the cylinder on. Before you put it on, take a small amout of 2-cycle oil and rub it all over the cylinder walls. This will remove the chance of scoring the walls on initial start up. Also a small bolt post should have come with your kit. This is for the exhaust. You will remember that you exhaust has a bolt and a nut holding it on. Simply screw the short side of the threads into one of the threaded holes next to the exhasut port on the cylinder.

Place the cylinder gasket that came with the kit onto the four bolts and push it all the way down to the motor. Now place the cylinder onto the four bolt posts with the exhaust port facing down. Slide the cylinder to the piston until the piston just starts to enter the cylinder up to the first ring.

Make sure that the split in the rings are linned up with the little pins located in the groves on the piston. Once the first ring is linned up, squeeze the ring and slide the head to the second ring. Make sure the split is linned up and squeeze the second ring and slide the cylinder all the way on.